Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16113, Daniel Farnsworth, New Jersey.

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
of Farnsworth, Daniel
S. 16113
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Was placed on the Ohio Book of mistakes
See letters 26, March 1835 to R. H. Miller, & Pen Agts. Original certif- icate returned & a new one issued 17 June 1835 and sent to R. H. Miller, St Clairsville.
Pittsburgh Ohio 19.771
Daniel Tarnsworth
Belongs to the State of Ohio -
was a private in the Comp commanded by Captain Locke of the Regt. commanded by Col. Prentiss in the N. Jersey line for 14 mos. 23 ds.
  $62.33  $131.72    2.53  32.93    $65.86  $164.65  
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 65 Dollars 86 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Sep. 1833 and to the R. H. Miller Executrix
  Arrears to the 4th of Sep 33  $104.65    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Mo 34  32.93  
$197.58
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } To C. Stiles Clerk,
Recorded by Book E Vol. 8. Page 111
Ex 100 52 62 72 55

Declaration of Daniel H Harnsworth in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, Passed June 7, 1832
State of Ohio 355 On the 28 th day of Belmont County, May 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting. Daniel Harnsworth a resident of Belmont County, Western Township, Ohio, aged 28 years the 3 rd day of May 1833, who being first duly sworn according to law, took on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress Passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. He served nine months as a volunteer. He cannot recollect the year or month he went into service, but recollects that it was the same year the Mexicans were taken prisoners at Monterey New Mexico. The officers he served under were Gen. Mac- Field, Col. Bean, Capt. Emory, Lieut. Smith Ensign Wm Smith The term expired on the 14 th day of November about a week after he came home he hired as a substitute for 3 months but served only 9 days - the Company he- ing discharged Capt. Wm Smith Dixon & Ensign Carter were his company officers on this occasion. The following year about the first of April he was drafted for six months & entered the service immediately his officers were Col. Bunnell, Capt. Clarke & Ensign Martin. He served the whole term & two weeks over the time and got a discharge. Immediately after the 3 rd term expired lay 4 or 5 days subsequent he had

as a substitute for Joshua Ludy for six months & served that period under Col Drake (captains name not recollected) Pickett, Ensign Stack
He lived, when he volunteered in Beth lehem township Huntingdon county New Jersey. He was taken to Morristown thence to Elizabethtown & thence to Springfield field where he was discharged. He was in no engagement except a little skirmish on Millstone creek. The nine days tour was out nothing of note occurred. He was discharged at Paterson town. The 3 rd term he marched from Paterson to Quaker town Black River. Middletown to Springfield & was discharged at Paterson road bridge The 4 th tour he started on was commenced at Gordon town (alias Luztown) & marched to Dunkers hill N.J. from thence to North River to Peapackville & was there discharged was in no engagement. His residence resi- dence was all the time in Beth lehem Huntingdon co. N.J. He was acquainted with Gen G. Washington personally, while in service Col. Bonar, Major Bowers are recollected as regular officers. He had a written discharge each time he served. These he retained until about the year 1825, when they with other papers were destroyed by a grandson who lived with him, by taking them out of his chest, which happened so he left sometime without being locked & concealing them into the paper box. His brother Samuel Haines worth can testify to his being in the ser- vice in the Revolutionary war. He can John Coleman but he is not able to come to town.
He hereby relinquishes every claim

Whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or territory Sworn to & subscribed the day and year above written Daniel Farnsworth
We James Farnsworth and Ely Dillan hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Farnsworth, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution; that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Ely Dillan Daniel Farnsworth
And the said Court declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further states that it appears to them that the above named  the above named are residents of Belmont County and are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
I John C. Tallman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Farnsworth for a Pension In testimony whereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 28th day of May 1833 John Tallman Clerk

Where & in what year were you born? In Bethlehem township Huntingdon Co. Pa. in 1763
Have you any record of your age? My Father had & I have a copy of it
Where were you living when called into service Where have you been since the revolution my way was & where do you now live. In Huntingdon Co. Pa. - lived part of the time in Loudon Co. Va. - say 9 years - part in Brooke Co. Va. say 4 years - part in Jeffers- son Co. Ohio from 1814 to 1826 & since that time in Goshen township Belmont Co. Ohio where he now lives
How were you called into service & served that I volunteered for three  for Wm. French months period - kind as a substitute for 3 months but only served 9 days when discharged, 3rd time was drafted & served six months & the 4th time kind as a substitute for six months
State the names of some of the regular officers &c &c Gen Washington Col Bond Major Powers. During his nine months tour the 1st Regt was out
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service. Yes 4 of them & they were all lost as stated in the Declaration. His Captain gave him his discharges. sent upon Col. Dade
State the names of your neighbors who know you and can testify as to your char- acter for veracity & their belief of your ser- vices as a soldier of the Revolution - George Lamp. Asa Hoge, David Hestett and Ezra Dillon / John Scattaday -

No 25522
Daniel Farnsworth Belmont County Ohio
Return f.
Adm 1 year 9 months & 23 days.
40 20 10— 2-22 33 72.55
R.H. Miller (Gadig), Harrison County Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
27 th June ~ 1832.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjóined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Daniel Farnsworth Belmont County Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol. 1776 - 9 - private Genl. M'Arthur, Col 70 years Traditionary evidence, papers correct   Sub. - - 9 " Beaver, Capt. Co. I Huntingdon County   Draft Aft. - 6 14 " Capt. Loch New Jersey   Sub. - 6 - " Col Bunnell, Capt. Clarke   Col Drake,  
I am, respectfully;
Your obedient servant;
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
As the applicant alleges he can prove his service, he is required to do so.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

The State of Ohio } Samuel Hornesworth being sworn saith Belmont County } that according to the best of his knowledge he has he is now about 65 or 66 years of age that he was born & raised in Hunterdon County New Jersey and lived there until he was about 20 years of age. That he has a distinct recollection that Daniel Hornesworth was in the Revolutionary war; that he was in the service three or four times, but does not recollect how long he served either time. One of the periods he was out Depo- nent recollects he was out as a substitute for John updyke. Deponent Deponent recollects that he was out one of the periods of his service a long time and to the best of his recollection about nine months. And for that this deponent saith not
Samuel Hornesworth
Taken, sworn & subscribed before me } the 10th day of July 1835 } Isaac Barton Justice of the peace
State of Ohio } P. H. Miller being sworn saith Belmont County } that on the 10th day of July he called at the house of John Coleman and asked him to testify what he knew of the services of Daniel Hornesworth in the Revolutionary war; that said Coleman stated that he knew said Hornesworth to be in the Revolutionary war - but does not recollect how often or how long at either period. But said Coleman refused to make affidavit of any thing respecting his application. Said Coleman

Stated to Deponent that he (himself) was about 80 years of age & was raised in Bethlehem town- ship. Huntingdon County New Jersey. And for this Deponent saith not.
Taken & sworn to & subscribed before me R. H. Miller the 10th July 1833.
Wm Scatterday clerk of the premises
The State of Ohio Belmont County
! William Tallman Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Certify that Isaac Barton Esq. before whom the within Affidavit of Samuel Farnsworth was sworn to and whose name is subscribed to with his own genuine signature and that Wm Scatterday Esq. before whom the above Affidavit of Robert H. Miller was sworn to and whose name is subscribed with his own genuine signature were each at the time thereof acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and commissioned and whose official acts as such full faith and credit are due.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at St. Clairsville this 10th day of July A.D. 1833.
William Tallman Deputy Clerk

P 16/1/5 INVALID.
No. 16/1/5
Daniel Farnsworth
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Payments to be made at Pittsburgh by Pres. W. S. Dr. M. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
Ohio
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. 8. Page 8, by J. C. Hile Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Daniel Sams  Samsworth of the State of Ohio who was a private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive Sixty five dollars and Eighty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 19 day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Letter with Farnworth Deposition

Cadiz July 12. 1833
J. Edwards, Esqr Commr. of Pensions.
I have taken some pains to procure the desired proof in Daniel Harnsworth's case. I went personally to John Coleman, 16 miles from this place to procure his deposition, but in consequence of some old unfriendly feeling he has towards Harnsworth refused positively to make an affidavit there of. In consequence thereof  of which I that I would embrace his statement in a deposition of my own. Daniel Harnsworth's deposition is procured, and I hope his with Coleman's statements as embodied in my deposition, will prove satisfactory to the Department.
As to the certificate of a clergyman (Mr. D.) Harnsworth, lives in a Quaker settlement and he knew of no clergyman in his vicinity that could testify as required by your instructions.
Very Respectfully
R. H. Miller

Depositions in Farnsworth's Case.

June 13. E.H.
Sir,
Hon J. S. Edwards Commt of Pensions War Dept. Pension Off. Washington D.C.

Wolaisville June 9. 1835
Hon J S Edwards
Sir
Pursuant to your letter to me (at Lodi, Ohio) of the 26 th March, I now enclose to you the certificate of Daniel Farnsworth entitling him to a Pension of $65.86, for the purpose of procuring a new one entitling him to a larger sum as stated in your letter. The old gentleman is quite frail and feeble and resides some ten miles from town, and liking to entrust his certificate to conveyance of strangers, has caused the delay in forwarding the old one
Yours &c
R. H. Miller
Please address me at Wolaisville as I now reside in Belmont County,